This practical, symptom-oriented guide to the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic problems provides up-to-date, useful information for clinical practice. Emphasizing physical examination, it reflects dramatic advances from the past five years in the treatment of epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders and dementia. Chapters are extensively revised, updating approaches to therapy, epilepsy, child development and learning, and more. Where appropriate, the costs of various medications and treatment options and the outcomes of the disease process are also addressed.